Kikujirô no natsu was released in the year 1999。Kikujirô no natsu is also called as Verão Feliz, Kikujiros sommar, Kikujiros Sommer, Kikujiron kesä, Kikujiro no natsu, Kikujiro, Estate di Kikujiro, Été de Kikujiro, Verano de Kikujiro。

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro hardly seems the ideal companion for little Masao who is determined to travel long distances to see the mother he has never met. Their excursion to the cycle races is the first of a series of adventures for the unlikely pair which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and odd ball characters to meet along the way.

Kikujirô no natsu actors and actresses include Takeshi Kitano。